bringing in the national guard to protect the crowds. in new york, a city that has seen two terrorists attacks in the last two months, bom bomb-sniffing dogs and snipers will be used to keep the ball drop safe. new york is always on high alert, and this night is obviously not any different, but there is more security that you have been seeing and reporting on around there. >> reporter: hi. that's absolutely right. this is an iconic event, the celebration here in times square, and there's always a huge security presence. this year there will be a stepped up police presence, officials tell us and that's because of the two recent terror attacks you just mentioned. the truck incident that killed eight people, and then just a few weeks ago the young man that detonated a bomb in the subway system just a few blocks away. for that reason we will see more